In 1961 the royal bodyguard attempted a coup d’état which was taken as a sign of the popular dissatisfaction with the pace of development and liberalization at the time. Although Emperor Haile Selassie is credited for the modernization of the bureaucracy and for establishing a relatively longer period of political stability, his reign was controversial, inter alia, because of his exile during the second Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1936-1941 and the oppressive control of the political and economic life of the citizenry. After the demise of the power of Emperor Menlik II and his eventual death, Ras Tafari Mekonnen won the power struggle and was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie in November 1930. Emperor Menelik II also led the Ethiopian forces that defeated the Italian colonial army at the battle of Adwa in March 1896, in Tigray, North Ethiopia, successfully preventing the country from falling under colonial rule. 1889-1913) embarked on a campaign of expanding his rule from the central highland regions to the south, west and east of the country and established the current map of Ethiopia.
Present-day Ethiopia was created by highland rulers through twin processes of political and economic conquest in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Overview of Modern Political HistoryĮthiopia is one of the ancient countries in the world. Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, is the seat of numerous international and regional organizations including the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Life expectancy at birth is 62 years for males and 66 years for females. Agriculture is the backbone of the national economy. The economy is one of the fastest growing in the world with an annual GDP growth rate of 8.8%. The five largest ethnic groups – the Oromo, Amhara, Somali, Tigre, and Sidama – together make up more than 75 % of the total population.Įthiopia is a developing country with a GDP per capita of about 768 USD (2017). Ethiopia is a multiethnic country made up of more than 80 distinct ethnic groups. It is the second most-populous country in Africa with a population of more than 108 million. It is a landlocked country bordered by Sudan and South Sudan on the west, Kenya on the south, Somalia and Djibouti on the east, and Eritrea on the north. It covers an area of about 1.2 million square kilometers.
The Ethiopian Institution of the OmbudsmanĮthiopia is located in East Africa in the subregion known as the Horn of Africa. The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations The Ethiopian Human Rights Establishment Proclamation 210/2000 The Institution of the Ombudsman Establishment (Amendment) Proclamation No.211/2000 The Labour Proclamation No.377/2003 and the Labour Conciliation Office The 1960 Ethiopian Civil Code (Civil Code) Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
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